(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 19, 2018, US President Donald Trump signs an executive order during a jobs creation pledge event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. - US job creation rocketed higher last month while unemployment rose as more workers were lured back into the workforce, the Labor Department reported on January 4, 2019. Employers added a whopping 312,000 positions for the month, smashing economists' expectations. The while the jobless rate ticked two tenths of a point higher to 3.9 percent and wages rose steadily, up 3.2 percent for the year. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)